Tag: Fiction
Sorted by: Oldest Newest Active Popular Oldest
: What is the difference between writing in the first and the third person? What kind of story is better suited for each point of view? Are there advantages or disadvantages inherent to them?
0 Reactions React
: What is Literary Fiction? I keep hearing about literary fiction, and how it is so much better than genre fiction. What exactly is literary fiction?
0 Reactions React
: Jumping on the Zombie bandwagon Is it too late to jump on the zombie bandwagon? There are loads of stories about the possible popular outcome of an apocalypse, is it possible to squeeze anything
0 Reactions React
: Fan Fiction: a crutch or a good start? Writing is writing, but I am not confident enough to take on creating a whole world from scratch. Will writing fanfic or writing in other shared world
0 Reactions React
: Shared worlds: are there any good collaborative sites out there? Writing is something that I have wanted to do for some time, and I know that I don't currently have the skill set to do more
0 Reactions React
: What techniques are used to plot long (multi-novel) story arcs? As a very visual person, I have always considered plotting a story to be somewhat like knitting or macrame. How do series authors
0 Reactions React
: Where can subject matter experts volunteer to work on proofing the technical details in fiction? I am not a writer (yet!), but I have been working in the computer field for over 10 years and
0 Reactions React
: Third-person objective in action scene I'm telling a story in third-person objective, the first part being basically an objective description of events around a certain character. I got to a
0 Reactions React
: How deeply should I study the background of a community before writing about it? By "background", I mean the dialects, habits and culture of the community. Also, I wonder if it is even possible
0 Reactions React
: How to share the work, if writing fiction in a team? How should one split up the work between two people? Should one write the even-numbered chapters and the other the odd-numbered? Does each
0 Reactions React
: How can you submit your writings internationally? I live in Argentina, and I've always wondered if (given the case of having something worthy) I'd be able to submit it to publishers in, for
0 Reactions React
: What can one do to get the most from limited writing time? I do make an effort to write every day, and usually succeed, but I just have too much going on in my life right now to give
0 Reactions React
: Out of this world... Giving it time? I am starting to write a fantasy story. For the first time, i am using computer software to help organize my story. The program confronted me with a question.
0 Reactions React
: When should one *not* present events in chronological order? Some stories tell well from beginning to end, all in a neat little line...and some don't. When can a story be improved by using
0 Reactions React
: Fictional diary for a novel When it is appropriate to use the diary form for a novel? Which are the most effective published examples? (I mean fictional diaries, so not Anne Frank's diary).
0 Reactions React
: Can someone explain set pieces? I was using a book in a writing group that talked about set pieces, but I never really got a clear idea of what it is or how they're supposed to appear in
0 Reactions React
: How to identify a scene type? What are the main types in which a scene can be classified, and what are the key concepts for each type? I am thinking something along the following (guessing
0 Reactions React
: Is there any hope of a fictional short story being published? I mean under 100k, probably less than 50k because it's a short story. Actually, I'm not sure how many words a short story has
0 Reactions React
: What should be in a cover letter for short story submission to a magazine? It's been about five years since I last submitted any of my work for publication, and my memory of what I was taught
0 Reactions React
: Is it so bad to end up with a "done before" plot? I'm not delusional about the nature of the science fiction novel I'm (very) slowly working on. A brief run down might be as follows: Set
0 Reactions React
: What are some examples of modern original plots? In a comment on this answer, a valuable community contributor suggested that it is possible to be totally original in writing, despite the fact
0 Reactions React
: What genre is a book in an imaginary world but no other fantasy element? I'm trying to figure out what genre the following is, if any. (I asked a similar question, but this is different now,
0 Reactions React
: Examples for books that don't use (traditional) chapters? I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and he doesn't use chapters (mostly). Are there any other authors who tend to not use traditional
0 Reactions React
: What makes first person plural a tricky narrative voice? I absolutely loved Joshua Ferris's debut novel Then We Came to the End. Critics highly praised his use for the first person plural
0 Reactions React
: Do most novels not get published? If a person writes a novel, grammar alright, decent story, word count, etc. everything okay, Is it a crap shoot for that person to get published? Is it
0 Reactions React
: What is flash fiction? Is it simply defined by its short word count? Or are there other accepted conventions in flash fiction? If it's just the word count, how short is too short? How long
0 Reactions React
: How do you write a fiction or non-fiction query letter to an editor? What do you put in the letter? What if you have no experience, or only very limited experience. Should you write about
0 Reactions React
: How do you make a character quintessential, but not cliched or cartoony? I think it's hard to make a character standout and embody their traits without becoming cliched or cartoony. How do you
0 Reactions React
: Getting Inside Someone Else's Head A common problem for novice fiction writers, and one that I feel that I myself haven't quite graduated from, is always writing characters who are like the
0 Reactions React
: Is translation work likely to help me develop my own writing abilities? I've been offered work translating some creative works into English. Is this kind of work likely to push my creative boundaries,
0 Reactions React
: How to handle foreign military ranks? Suppose you have a character who has a rank in a foreign military - say, Feldwebel Hans. That's the equivalent of a Sergeant. On one hand, having people
0 Reactions React
: Character details of male archetypes In this link about character development, the author describes basic male archetypes that are found in a romance novel. http://www.likesbooks.com/eight.html My question
0 Reactions React
: Critique: Intro/Prologue to my Novel-in-Progress all. Please forgive me, for I'm afraid I'm a novice when it comes to writing fiction. I wanted to get the community's thoughts and recommendations
0 Reactions React
: How to avoid hearing "that's me!" from your friends when they read your characters? I recently asked about getting inside of someone else's head for writing good characters who are noticeably
0 Reactions React
: Are there good tips on being a better *creative* writer? I'm a student at Case, and while we of course have an English department, it seems the only kind of writing classes/courses available
0 Reactions React
: Keeping track of multiple plot lines How do you track several plot lines woven together? I usually run 2 or 3 plot-lines in parallel, so I detail those plots each in a separate document.
0 Reactions React
: Signs of Bad Character Development When creating a character, what red flags would show me that I'm creating an unbelievable or unsympathetic character? I know that to be believable and sympathetic
0 Reactions React
: How to describe the point-of-view character without using mirrors In fiction, the main character is often the first person we meet in the story. Given that the story is written from his/her
0 Reactions React
: What's the benefit of using invented languages in-story? I'm working on a fictional story set in a fantastical (although coherent) universe. I'm used to seeing invented languages in works like
0 Reactions React
: What exactly do I do to get published? I'm interested to know what the publishing process exactly entails for future reference. I'm in my last year of school and I recently finished my first
0 Reactions React
Next Page
Terms of Use Powered by ePowerPress Stock Market News!
© selfpublishingguru.com2024 All Rights reserved.